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Supporting HIV prevention and reproductive goals in an HIV-endemic setting: taking safer conception services from policy to practice in South Africa
(Wiley Open Access, 2017)
INTRODUCTION: Safer conception care encompasses HIV care, treatment and prevention for persons living with HIV and their
partners who desire children. In 2012, South Africa endorsed a progressive safer conception policy ...
Actions of female sex workers who experience male condom failure during penetrative sexual encounters with clients in Cape Town: Implications for HIV prevention strategies
(AOSIS, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Condom failure has always been found to coexist with condom usage, especially
among sex workers.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the actions of female sex workers when they are faced with situations
of condom ...
Opportunities for technology-based HIV prevention programming among high school students in Cape Town, South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)
One in three new cases of HIV in South Africa is among adolescents. Given that adolescents are particularly affected, scalable, and cost-effective prevention programs are urgently needed. This study aims to identify ...
Randomized community-level HIV prevention intervention trial for men who drink in South African alcohol-serving venues
(2013)
South African alcohol-serving establishments (i.e., shebeens) offer unique opportunities to reduce HIV risks among men who drink. Purpose: To test an individual- and a social structural-level HIV prevention intervention ...
Experiences of social exclusion among young deaf adults influencing their beliefs and perceptions of HIV/AIDS
(Stellenbosch University, 2014)
This paper reports on a Master's study whose aim was to capture the beliefs and perceptions of young deaf adults about HIV/AIDS in the Cape Metropole and surrounding areas. The study utilised the explorative, contextual ...
Knowledge, attitude and practice study of HIV in female adolescents presenting for contraceptive services in a rural health district in the north-east of Namibia
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2012)
Background: Namibia bears a large burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and the
youth are disproportionately affected.
Objectives: To explore the current knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of female adolescents ...
Integration of HIV prevention into sexual and reproductive health services in an urban setting in South Africa
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)
Background: The United Nations Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS of 2006 stressed the
need to strengthen policy and programme linkages between HIV and Sexual and Reproductive
Health (SRH). However, the effectiveness ...